Mount Dora High School News and 1939 Central Florida Victory
The Mount Dora High School edition highlights student questions on property ethics, plus a detailed report on the 1939 Central Florida Conference basketball final where Dorans defeated Tavares 25-20. It covers game progress, key scorers, and postgame awards for boys and girls teams, with names of players, coaches, and local school officials.
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Dora Cagers
Florida
Dora
Central Florida
Tavares
Central Florida Highams
Mount Ring
Dorans
Dean
Sadler
Hooten
Mitchell
Roseborough
McCown
Sad
Kimball
Drawdy
Vincent
Tournal
Students' ticket drive tops goal with strong sale
The Galente campaign boosted aid to 280 percent in a contest, marking the most successful ticket drive in years. By Friday afternoon about $103 had been taken, with more expected later. Notable efforts came from Geraldine Richardson who sold 49 tickets, and Sara Oseborough with Marilyn Mac Lelland who sold 56 tickets together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Richardson
Sara Oseborough
Marilyn MacLelland
Senior Play "Spring Fever" Delights Community Audience
The senior play presented in the Community Building on February 17 was a financial and dramatic success. The light comedy was well cast and ably performed, with impossible situations and humorous speeches eliciting many laughs from a large audience.
Mount Dora High Elects Captain and Co-Captain for Girls Basketball
Mount Dora High School girls basketball team met in the science laboratory on February 23 to elect captain and co-captain for the past season. Senior Eleanore Minkley was chosen captain and junior Frances Faye Thompson was elected co-captain. The election was postponed to provide team members more experience. The squad reflects a brighter season and aims for continued success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florenc Lotz
Mr. Vincent
Felton Dean
DeVault Roseborough
Monograms
Tom Kimball
Chevron
Stuart Sadler
Billy McCown
James Crawdy
Buster Battle
Bernard McCabe
Bob Burkart
Dan Nettles
Miss Craig
Eleanore Minkley
Helen Wells
Joyce Thompson
Florence Lee
Joanne French
Stripes
Frances Faye Thompson
Jean Shipes
Irene Edwards
Evelyn Turrentine
June Fenn
Maxine Clery
Betsy Kramer
Esther Stevens
Rita Daniels
Chevrons
Libby Drawdy
Roseborough
Ledger
Knights of Pythias
Mount Dora High Hurricane Lassies
Science Laboratory
Social Notes Highlight Orlando Leesburg and Tampa Visits
Emadine Kelly spent Sunday in Orlando. Faye Rhodes attended a fishing trip in Leesburg last Sunday. Frances Thompson enjoyed a weekend in Tampa February tenth. Helen Dwiver and Evelyn Futral spent a weekend in Winter Park. Ida Hiley was at Daytona Beach a week ago. A group of youths shared a supper before the senior play with members from Mount Dora and Tavares. Sheila Spilky visited Leesburg Sunday afternoon. Martha Treadwell spent Sunday in Orlando. Miss Sawyer and Miss Meadows visited Mrs. Harriet Sawyer in DeLand last weekend. Jeannette Adair spent Saturday in Sanford. Carolyn Blodget visited Miss Blanchard in Orlando. Adelaide Key joined friends in Winter Park for Animated Magazine at Rollins College.
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Emadine Kelly
Orlando
Faye Rhodes
Leesburg
Frances
Faye Thompson
Tampa
Helen Dwiver
Evelyn Futral
Winter Park
Ida Hiley
Daytona Beach
Jean Shipes
Joanne French
Sheila Spilky
Florence Lee
Helen Wells
Betsy Kramer
Carey Colley
Dan Nettles
Tommy Shipes
Bob Burkart
Mount Dora
Jeff Terril
Tommy Robertson
Bill Rogers
Tavares
Martha Treadwell
Miss Sawyer
Miss Meadows
Harriet Sawyer
DeLand
Jeannette Adair
Saturn
Sanford
Etty Blanchard
Carolyn Blodget
Adelaide Key
Sunda
Rollins College
Fairgoer Tom Kimball Attends Sanford Event
Tom Kimball visited the fair in Sanford last Sunday. A steak fry hosted by juniors and seniors drew many attendees at Rock Springs on Tuesday February 21.
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Tom Kimball
Sanford
Rock Springs
Zera Inez Dean A Mount Dora Senior
Zera Inez Dean, born February in Bainbridge Georgia, grew up in Mount Dora where she attended school and participated in activities. She stands five feet five inches, weighs about 125 pounds, has blue eyes and blonde hair, acted in the junior play Headed for Eden, enjoys geometry golf and dancing, and plans to work in the commercial field after graduation. She recalls her home burning at sixteen and will soon travel to Springfield Ohio with friend Mildred McCaughey.
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Zera Inez Dean
Bainbridge
Georgia
Sheth
Mount Dora
Dent
Eden
Zera
Milton
Springfield
Ohio
Mildred McCaughey
Julian Drawdy A Mount Dora Rising Senior Triplet
Julian Elbert Drawdy born January 22 1921 in Eustis Florida is a Mount Dora student and one of the famous Drawdy triplets. He is a year ahead of his brothers and expects to graduate this year. He acted in plays including Headed for Eden and Spring Fever and has been junior football team manager for two years. He stands six feet two inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. His hobbies include sailing typing and reading Poe. He hopes to study embalming at Cincinnati College of Embalming two years after graduation.
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Julian Elbert Drawdy
Eustis
Florida
Mount Dora
Drawdy
Julian
Eden
Stoogie
Cincinnati College of Embalming
Tall Senior Helen Driver Headed for Business Course
Helen Driver a tall five foot nine senior at Mount Dora High School plans a business course after graduation. Born May 19 1921 in Marietta Georgia she moved to Zellwood Florida then Mt Plymouth Sorrento and Mount Dora completing grades A fourth through eighth before high school. Her interests include typing movies dancing Shakespeare and photography.
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Helen
Marietta
Georgia
Florida
Zellwood
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Sorrento
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Scratching Up the Dirt Senior Class Notes
An informal column reports social happenings among students with mentions of relationships and nightlife at Lakeside Inn, Stetson U. and Trimble Park. Totals include romantic pairings, party exits, and rumor-driven observations about J W Eleanore M and others.
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J. W
Eleanore M
Junior
Lakeside Inn
Tom McCabe
Stetson U
E. M
J. J
E. T
Tom
Hurlburt
Esther Stevens
Esther
B. McC
M. B
B. B
Trimble Park
Class Play Memories and Graduation Plans Highlight Year End
After the spring play Spring Fever the school thanks the Topic and Mr Vincent for publicity and stage help. Seniors prepare caps and gowns while a class banner will carry all graduate names. Several students earn notices for activities from sports to stamps and horsemanship.
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Vincent
Beulah McHattie
Pennsylvania
Juniors Win Tickets and Poster Contest for Senior Play
The junior class prevailed in the ticket contest for the senior play amid stiff eighth grade competition. Pomona Davidson and Haskel Ferris won the poster contest and the group ran a candy sale selling out its stock before showtime. Bobby Vincent has returned from the hospital and is recovering well.
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Pomona Davidson
Haskel Ferris
Bobby Vincent
Freshmen and Sophomores Eye Daytona Beach Picnic
Freshmen report good behavior this week while a planned Daytona Beach picnic with sophomores is discussed. Mildred Stevens has a sprained arm. Helen Wells and Tommy Robertson were seen in Trimble Park Monday night as rumors swirl about Tavares.
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Daytona Beach
Mildred Stevens
Helen Wells
Trimble Park
Tommy. Robertson
Tavares
Helen
Eighth Grade Class Notes on Hobbies
Reporters list eighth graders hobbies with names Eliot McCullough hunting and Oliver Jones basketball among the noted interests. The excerpt records student pastimes through brief captions reflecting school day life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot. McCullough
Oliver Jones
Seventh Grade Class Notes Arrive at Mount Dora School
The seventh grade welcomed new pupil Jean Taylor from Chicago. A class meeting on February 3 decided to have a picnic at Santando Springs in April. Two class reporters were chosen, Gladys Irene Crane and Jean Taylor. Betty Edwards has been absent with a cold.
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Jean Taylor
Mount Dora
Chicago
Santando
Springs
Gladys Irene Crane
Betty Edwards
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